WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Office of the Secretary has issued a notice called: National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures for the Bureau of Reclamation (516 DM 1).
The notice was published in the Federal Register on May 29 by Stephen G. Tryon, Director, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance.
Summary: This notice announces a revision to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing procedures for the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) at Chapter 1 of Part 516 of the Department of the Interior's (Department or DOI) Departmental Manual (516 DM 1)-DOI Handbook of NEPA Implementing Procedures. The revision adds two new categorical exclusions (CEs) for hydropower-related activities in the DOI Handbook of NEPA Impl...